The Louisiana Democrat., 1887-06-15
special election be ordsrea aad Hold at the

special election be crdsred and heA at the
City Hall, under the general election laws
of the State of Louisiana crsthe purpose
of submitting to the property tax payer.
of Alexandlia the question Of snye mill
tax for ten years in aid Of the Louisiana
and Arkansas Railroad OF assigns said five
mills on the dollar to be levied and collec-
ted annually upon the taxable property
situated within the corporate limits OF
said city for the period Of ten consecutive
wears; provided the said Louisiana and
Arkansas Railroad shall construct and
build standard guagc railroad from
Briukley, in the State of Arkansas, TO anu
into the corporate limits Of Alexandria, IN
the Parish of Rapides, and shall COM
.nence the building thereof by the hrst OF
February, 1890; provided further, that
when the said company shall have com
pleted tho aforesaid standard gnage rail-
road from Alexandria or Pineyifle to Har-
risonburg, in Catahoula Parish, then the
first annual payment of the aforesaid fivc;
mill tax shall be paid to the said Lonss'-
AM. and Arkansas Railroad or its assigns
Be it further ordained and enacted,
That ut the same time and place special
election be ordered and held under the
general election laws Ut the State Of Lou
isiana, submitting to the property tax
payers the question Of a five mill tax for
three years for the purpose OF ofpurchasing
thirty acres Of land adjoining the corpo-
rate limits Of the City of Alexandria, the
said land to be donated to the l.ouisians
and Arkansas Railroad or its assigns: pro-
vlded, that SAID Louisiana and Arkansas
Railroad, or it's assigns, shall construct,
build and maintain permanently thereon
its machine shops, repair shops, depot
buildings and terminal facilities, and to
he used for no other purposes; and provi-.
led farther, that the said railroad compa-
ny shall not ask for the donation OF the
thirty acres of land provided for in this
ordinance until said railroad company il
ready to commence the construction of
their depot and terminal facilities in the
City of Alexandria.
Be it further ordained, etc, That the
said election shall be held at the regular
polling place Of the said city, and the bal
lot used for the said election shall have
printed or written thereon "For the Tax,
or against the Tax" and the name Of
the voter shall be written on the ticket
cast by the voter together with the num-
Der of the vote.
Be it further ordained, etc. That the
said election be held on Monday, the 9th,
day of June, 1887, and that the commits
sioners of election to be appointed make
returns of said election OH Tuesday, the
28th day of June, 1887.
Be it further ordained, etc.. That the
aforesaid taxes shall be collected from
time to time by the City Collector OF the
City of Alexandria, and that he shall be
entitled to charge 2s per cent for said col
lection, and that he give bond in the sum
of one thousand dollars for the said COL
lection
Be it further enacted, etc, That the fol-
lowing named citizens having been ap-
pointed Commissioners of Election this
will be obeyed and respected accordingly:
NJ Paul, Sam Fellows, A. P. Williams.
They are instructed to open the polls at
9 a. m., and close same at 4 p. III.
The yeas and nays being called on the
adoption of the above ordinance resulted
as follows:
For adoptiou-sullivan, McGinnis and
Rosenthal.
Against adoption-Gosscns and Irving.
On motion the Board then adjourned.
THOMAS CRAWLEY,
A. B. RAcHaL, Mayer
Secretary.